Losing a Tech-Priest on Permadeath

[Runix]

I get that permadeath is supposed to be harder - it's right there in the name - but losing a Tech-Priest on permadeath feels like GG. Since you get a fixed number through the game - and that number is really low - losing even one on makes the game extremely difficult from that point out. Combine that with ironman, and it makes for a game where one bad turn can completely ruin your entire run to that point.

I see a lot of complaints that the game is too easy, but I'm wondering if those players are playing on ironman + permadeath, because all it takes is one bad roll of the dice, regardless of the difficulty level, to ruin a game. I'll keep the ironman on, but permadeath is staying off, at least for now.

[Water]

Indeed, you can lose a TP on the first turn just because of how the AI places enemies and basically encircles your crew who has no cover.

NGL I save/load quite a bit on the RPG portion of the game and I don't feel bad about it at all. There's not even a hint of what could/could not be the correct option. The glyphs are essentially flipping a coin, and the 3+ option questions are pure luck.

[legion248]

Well there are guides for both the options and the glyphs, here on steam, that spell out the results. So you can cheat those if you want.

[CTVulpin]

There's also an in-game option that adds symbols to the event choices so you can better guess what each choice will affect (although it's still a bit of gamble if the Awakening, Initiative, or CP symbols indicate benefits or harm)